Philosophy at Durham University
Philosophy (BA (Hons), V500) at Durham University asked for AAA in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on durham.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~AAA
High144 points · around AAA
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check durham.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 10% had fewer than the 144 asked.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, an Access course 4%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- V500 · V5 philosophy
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%93%
Learning opportunities86%86%
Assessment and feedback81%83%
Academic support86%94%
Organisation and management68%81%
Learning resources83%90%
Student voice79%80%
30 final-year students · 60% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£34.5k5 years£46.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k£70k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
65% working10% working and studying15% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
65%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
45%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Durham, North East England, England
- Postcode
- DH1 3HP
Subjects
philosophy historical, philosophical and religious studies
Campus
- Campus
- Durham Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Philosophy at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durham University | Philosophy this course | AAA | 160–175 |
| King's College London, University of London | Mathematics and Philosophy BSc (Hons) | AAA | 176–191 |
| Lancaster University | Mathematics with Philosophy BSc (Hons) | 144 points | 160–175 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Philosophy and Economics BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Physics with Philosophy BSc (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 96–111 |
| University of Exeter | Philosophy BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Glasgow | Common Law/Philosophy LLB (Hons) | 144 points | 224–239 |
| University of Leeds | Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Liverpool | Law with Philosophy LLB (Hons) | AAA | 128–143 |
| University of Manchester | Economics and Philosophy BAEcon | AAA | 160–175 |
| University of Oxford | Classics BA (Hons) | AAA | 192–207 |
See all 610 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More philosophy and religious studies at Durham University
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- Mathematics and Philosophy BSc
- Philosophy Grad Dip
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- Philosophy and Politics BA (Hons)
- Philosophy and Psychology BA (Hons)
- Philosophy and Theology BA (Hons)
- Philosophy with Foundation BA (Hons)
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons)
- Religion, Society and Culture BA (Hons)
- Theology and Religion BA (Hons)
- Theology and Religion Grad Dip